Royal Palace grounds

Cambodia

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January 27th 2011
Em, Cecilia and I crossed the border into Cambodia on a long 14hr trip from Don Det, managing to avoid most of the border scams (which included a fake quarantine medical check!). We left Don Det in the morning and arrived in Siem Reap close to 1am. Siem Reap is a city nearby Angkor Wat (AW) or, more correctly, the Angkor Archeological site - while most people refer to the area as AW, it is jus ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh

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Most Cambodians consider themselves to be Khmers, whose Angkor Empire extended over much of Southeast Asia and reached its zenith between the 10th and 13th centuries. Subsequently, attacks by the Thai and Cham (from present-day Vietnam) weakened the ... ... read more